Curiosity's descent assisted by a parachute was captured by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter on August 5.
August 21, 2012 2:29 PM PDT
Photo by: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Arizona
| Caption by: Eric Mack
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